Forever Cheese · 14 hours ago
Product Development Manager
Manhattan, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $110K/yr
4+ years expForever Cheese is a company focused on product development initiatives, and they are seeking a Product Development Manager to oversee projects from feasibility to commercialization. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring clarity and accountability in product development processes.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingWholesale
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and own a centralized, automated product development tracking system that enforces process discipline across teams, provides real-time visibility into status and ownership, and drives accountability through automated aging, reminders, and escalation triggers
Qualify, document, and prioritize incoming product requests based on established guidelines
Lead recurring product development meetings, set agendas, document decisions, and assign clear follow-up actions
Coordinate cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Purchasing, Procurement, Compliance, Marketing, Finance, and Operations
Act as the primary coordinator for supplier feasibility inputs in partnership with Purchasing
Ensure pricing, MOQ, lead time, availability, and technical feasibility inputs are gathered and documented
Identify stalled initiatives, bottlenecks, risks, or ownership gaps and escalate with recommended paths forward
Ensure products meet internal readiness criteria before entering active customer conversations
Partner with Sales to understand customer product needs, translate opportunities into executable commercialization paths, and provide ongoing visibility into product development and launch timing to enable successful placements
Keep Sales informed of product commercialization activity to ensure potential opportunities are identified early and alignment is gained to enable successful placements
Conduct post-launch performance reviews and document learnings to inform future development decisions
Lead key cross-functional projects that involve new or existing product development or management
Qualification
Required
Design, implement, and own a centralized, automated product development tracking system that enforces process discipline across teams, provides real-time visibility into status and ownership, and drives accountability through automated aging, reminders, and escalation triggers
Qualify, document, and prioritize incoming product requests based on established guidelines
Lead recurring product development meetings, set agendas, document decisions, and assign clear follow-up actions
Coordinate cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Purchasing, Procurement, Compliance, Marketing, Finance, and Operations
Act as the primary coordinator for supplier feasibility inputs in partnership with Purchasing
Ensure pricing, MOQ, lead time, availability, and technical feasibility inputs are gathered and documented
Identify stalled initiatives, bottlenecks, risks, or ownership gaps and escalate with recommended paths forward
Ensure products meet internal readiness criteria before entering active customer conversations
Partner with Sales to understand customer product needs, translate opportunities into executable commercialization paths, and provide ongoing visibility into product development and launch timing to enable successful placements
Keep Sales informed of product commercialization activity to ensure potential opportunities are identified early and alignment is gained to enable successful placements
Conduct post-launch performance reviews and document learnings to inform future development decisions
Lead key cross-functional projects that involve new or existing product development or management
Preferred
4–7 years of experience in product development, commercialization, or cross-functional project leadership within CPG or specialty food
Experience with marketing automation platforms (HubSpot, Monday, Airtable, Notion)
Fluency in Spanish and/or Italian is a benefit
Clear, confident communicator who can align teams without formal authority
Highly organized with a bias toward action and seeks clarity when faced with ambiguity
Company
Forever Cheese
Forever Cheese imports cheese, nuts, cured meats, dried fruit, chocolate, olive oil, and vinegar.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Tyler Hawes
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Vorchheimer
Chief Financial Officer
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